Sat, November 7

China Opens Confiscation Case for 61,896 Bitcoin Held in UK

Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate 61,896 Bitcoin worth more than $5 billion, along with other cryptocurrency holdings and assets linked to a major investment fraud that affected more than 102,000 investors. The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court accepted the confiscation application on September 28 and published a notice

October 22, 2026 2 mins read

Starknet Community Backs Quantum-Resistant L1 Research With 93.52% Support

Starknet token holders have given StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation a clear mandate to begin researching a potential transition from an Ethereum Layer 2 into an independent, quantum-resistant Layer 1 blockchain. The non-binding Snapshot poll ran for seven days and closed today, with 93.52% of voting power in favour, across

October 22, 2026 2 mins read

CZ Warns Crypto Users After Two Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Discovered

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has urged cryptocurrency users to be cautious when visiting websites after two critical vulnerabilities were discovered in PHP, a programming language widely used to build websites and online applications. In a warning posted on October 21, Zhao pointed to the flaws, identified as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619,

October 22, 2026 2 mins read

Railway Pauses All Deployments After Customer Environment Variable Breach

Cloud platform Railway has disclosed a security incident involving unauthorised access to systems that store customer environment variables. The company detected anomalous activity yesterday and has since paused all deployments while it investigates the full scope of what happened. The core of the disclosure is this: an unauthorised third party

October 22, 2026 2 mins read

SSV Labs Faces a Funding Reset as DIP-59 Shelves New Products

SSV Labs submitted proposal DIP-59 to the SSV Network governance forum on October 21, and the language inside it is more candid than most governance proposals tend to be. Funding has narrowed, and the market conditions and the DAO’s financial position have forced a recalibration.  New product development is off

October 22, 2026 2 mins read

OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules, Sets January 2027 Start Date

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized its rules governing payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, establishing requirements for reserves, redemptions, custody and risk management. The rules are scheduled to take effect on January 18, 2027. Announced on October 21, the final rule sets

October 21, 2026 2 mins read

Blockchain.com and Binance US Seek US Approval to Enter Prediction Markets

Blockchain.com and Binance US are seeking U.S. regulatory approval to offer prediction markets, joining a growing group of cryptocurrency companies looking to expand beyond traditional digital asset trading. According to a Financial Times report published on October 21, Binance US recently applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

October 21, 2026 2 mins read

MEXC Tightens Compliance Rules With Russia and Belarus Exit

Crypto exchange MEXC has announced it will discontinue services for users located in Russia or Belarus as part of what the platform describes as its ongoing efforts to strengthen global compliance. The decision marks a significant operational shift for one of the larger centralised exchanges still serving those regions. Significantly,

October 21, 2026 2 mins read

Ripple Backs SEC Crypto Rules, Seeks Clearer Limits on Token Securities Status

Ripple has backed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, while asking the agency to clarify how securities laws apply to crypto tokens and when an issuer’s legal obligations end. In a comment letter submitted on October 20, Ripple said the SEC has the authority to

October 21, 2026 3 mins read

Kazakhstan Targets Coinbase and Five Other Crypto Platforms With Court Injunctions

Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has secured court injunctions against six of the world’s most recognisable crypto platforms, and the order carries teeth.  On September 15, 2026, the AIFC Court granted AFSA’s claims and issued a judgment prohibiting the provision, offering, or advertising of digital asset services within the

October 21, 2026 2 mins read